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Thursday February 16, 2006
Who Ya Gonna Call about Java?
Sorry about the poor use of English, but I had to blog about a great service offering around Java
I heard about today at our internal "all hands" meeting...
But first a slight digression. Every blog is better with pictures...
I don't have a great picture representing services around Java, but I do
have lots of great pix on Open Office
(thanks to Sara Dornsife !).
![[Pick a vendor. Any vendor.]](http://mediacast.sun.com/share/tmarble/pick_a_vendor_any_vendor.jpg)
So the "how cool is that?" from the meeting today is a new
developer support program... And it's free during the
beta period! Check this out:
Expert Assistance for Developers - A Sun Developer Network Program (Beta)
Covers the following products:
- Netbeans 5
- Java Studio Creator 2
- J2SE 1.4.2/5 (Core - No Desktop/GUI API support)
- Sun Studio 10/11 for Solaris
- Java Studio Enterprise 7/8
![[Prehistoric reptilians welcome.]](http://mediacast.sun.com/share/tmarble/prehistoric_reptilians_welcome.jpg)
For Desktop/GUI developers here's some links to get you thinking about what's possible....
- A Rich Client Platform
- Leveraging NetBeans -- as a platform!
- The NetBeans (Rich Client) Platform
- IMHO, the killer feature: auto update center (anyone have a tutorial on setting up a custom update center?)
- Mustang (Java 6) in beta and NetBeans Platform (and more)
![[We do windows, too.]](http://mediacast.sun.com/share/tmarble/we_do_windows.jpg)
Of course Sun offers many options for supporting Java
- on Solaris (starting at $120/year!)
Solaris Service Plans - But who knew about Mission Critical Java support for large enterprises
(even if they are running on non-Solaris platforms!)?
Java Multiplatform Support
![[Compatible with expensive, closed, memory-loving software]](http://mediacast.sun.com/share/tmarble/compatible.jpg)
And there are many other ways to get service...
- Sun Developer Service Plans for Sun Studio 11
Comprehensive program for the Enterprise developer - Developer Technical Support
for Custom Development Projects, including products not listed above - Support Services for Sun Solutions
traditional data center services - Education and Training
traditional Sun Education
![[By the people. For the people.]](http://mediacast.sun.com/share/tmarble/by_the_people.jpg)
And so now, finally crossing the beams between OOo and Java we have the UNO API's, SDK and Examples (which I'm looking forward to evaluating).
Have I ever mentioned that open is better?
...and even IBM doesn't get it (merci Alexis !)
And my friends that use Mac's know I would never let them down nor forget about them:
- NeoOffice
- Hopefully Apple will support Java 5 soon as well (official support for both PowerPC and Intel)
- Mac OS X OpenOffice.org Port
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